Ugh, did they really co-opt flying the fucking flag upside down? I deliberately put the dumb little flags that came with my shooting earmuffs on upside down because it works well with my "defend equality" patch... This country is in crisis and the fascists are the reason why.
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Putting the flag upside down isn't disrespecting the flag but kneeling during the anthem is. These people are so pathetic.
I was taught in boy scouts that an upside down flag is a symbol to request help.
It actually is a good symbol to represent the state of America. Just not for the reasons they think
My understanding was closer to "signal of dire distress", in that it's a statement more than a request.
But the insurrection was definitely direly distressing, so it works
Totally possible, I wasn't a particularly attentive scout.
Yeah, an upside down flag is a distress signal. If you’re on a ship and have engine trouble, for instance. You can flip your flag upside down, so any other ships who see it will know to check in.
I know people who were thinking of flying it upside down during a part of the Trump years and people said it was a really bad idea because there is a good chance a neighbor might break a window or something to try and assist you.
Republicans are traitors.
In their own words!
Why is anyone even pretending to buy his bullshit. We all have seen the rulings, we’ve all heard his shouting, we’ve all witnessed his willingness to shred, delay, and deal for his party. so let’s drop this did he or didn’t he bullshit and figure out what the fuck to do about it.
Edit- sorry for the rant, not targeted at anyone.
Edit2- except alito
The only thing even remotely surprising about that is that he threw his wife under the bus. And I'm only slightly surprised that he did that rather than just come out and admit it proudly.
Alito’s a whiny bitch, he’d always blame someone else over taking culpability himself.
Sam Alito Says Criticism of Supreme Court Is ‘Unfair’: ‘Practically Nobody Is Defending Us’
I'm remembering some FBI employees who were fired due to having "partisan" opinions about Trump
Imagine thinking disliking a criminal rapist traitor is "partisan."
I think "informed" works better. I'll add quotes
Just in case it wasn't clear, I was criticizing the traitors who did the firings, not you.
Zero surprise but the blatant dedication to fascism of the conservative justices scares the shit out of me.
Fascism is alive and well in America
I gotta get outta here
We still can and should pack the court.
"we" includes the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. I'd love to see it, but...
Maybe I am incorrect, but you only need the Senate to confirm a new justice.
Do you need the house to change the number of justices, I was under the impression you could do it with just the Senate and president
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-8-3/ALDE_00013559/
In 1869, under a new presidential administration, Congress expanded the Court to include nine Justices.11 The 1869 legislation was the last time Congress changed the size of the Supreme Court.
That was how we went up to nine justices. I assume "Congress" to mean both houses, otherwise they presumably would've said which house. But admittedly I haven't dug into the logistics of that particular action
The House of Representatives is only needed if there is a law on the books that says there can only be 9 Justices on the Supreme Court.
If there is no law, then yeah. Only need the Senate to change the amount of justices.
I would love it if there was a law about it as it would make it slightly harder for bad faith actors to expand the Court on the grounds of "The other side got to do it, so we get to do it too!" Aka Republicans.
Nothing is stopping them from doing it if they take back power, they already have the court they want. We shouldn't be so afraid to use the options afforded to us because we are afraid the otherside will follow in kind. We are on the verge of fascism and we should be doing everything we can to stop it.
I normally call most of you insane and alarmist.
Not going to do that here.
Great another fascist judge. We can do without a couple i suppose
Yes, this, of all things, is the one thing sowing doubt in Justice Alito's impartiality. Before this he's been an absolute model of impartiality. No one has ever been more impartial.